Overview

• Net lease REIT Global Net Lease's Q3 revenue decreased due to asset dispositions

• Company raised full-year AFFO per share guidance to $0.95-$0.97

• Global Net Lease's credit rating upgraded to investment-grade BBB-

Outlook

• Company raises full-year AFFO per share guidance to $0.95-$0.97 from $0.92-$0.96

• Company maintains Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA guidance at 6.5x to 7.1x

Result Drivers

• ASSET DISPOSITIONS - Revenue and AFFO decline attributed to asset dispositions, including multi-tenant retail portfolio sale

• REFINANCING - $1.8 bln refinancing of revolving credit facility lowered cost of capital and extended debt maturity

• SHARE REPURCHASE - Repurchased 12.1 mln shares at weighted average price of $7.59, totaling $92 mln, leveraging AFFO yield

Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the commercial reits peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Global Net Lease Inc is $9.00, about 16.1% above its November 4 closing price of $7.55

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